The Hadassah today dedicated a new site of 11,000 dunams (2,750 acres) of land in the Huleh area on which settlements will be established in the future.
The women’s Zionist organization collected $1,200,000 over the past two years for this specific project. Roads will be paved, bridges will be built and canals will be dug throughout the area in preparation for settlement.
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